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Chapter Seven

First Ancestor Yan Jen Kuei

Biography of First Ancestor of the Yan clan established in Tao Chang

F Yan Jen Kuei, endeavour to enter into the civil
orefather
stylistic name Shou Ching,
service in an administrative capacity.
was the third and youngest son
Forefather Yan Jen Kuei was
of forefather Yan Chi. During the interned and buried in Ta Li Shan
Five Dynasties period, he served in located in the vicinity of Ou Chia
the Min territory as a lower rank Chuang, Li Jen village Shih An
official in Chin Chiang County. He administrative unit, 11th capital,
married a maiden from the Pien clan, Yung Chun County. His deceased
whose former residence was at Wu wife's grave was in Hou Lung, Ta Pu
Tai Ju. She gave birth to six sons district, Yung Chung County
and they were, in order of their
birth:- Successor of forefather Yan Jen Kuei,
1. Yan Pi Kou , forefather Yan Pi Kou was the eldest
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2. Yan Pi Ta, son and heir of forefather Yan Jen
3. Yan Pi Cheng, Kuei, given the task of guiding his
4. Yan Pi Chu, five younger brothers to carve a
5. Yan Pi Wen and career and find their future in the
6. Yan Pi Ho. civil administration service. His
On his retirement, he moved place of residence was at Shang
his family from Ta Pu into a new Chang walled village, Li Jen village,
residence in Li Jen village, Shih An Shih An administrative unit, 11th
administrative unit, 11th capital, capital, Yung Chun County. He
Yung Chun County. was married to a maiden from the Liu
He became the founding clan.
ancestor of several branches and When he passed away, he was
cliques of the Yan clan that spread buried in his farm in Li Jen village,
out in numerous places in Fu Chien An Jen administrative unit, 10th
provinces and were formed capital, in the same county, which is
separately by his descendants under presently known as Fang Kuei Chiao
the Tao Chang collective family tree. in Ta Pu district.
When he passed away, his He left behind two sons who
eldest son and heir, Yan Pi Kou was were named:-
left behind in Shih An administrative 1. Yan Hsun,
unit, to guide and supervise over his 2. Yan His to continue on his
five other sons, ensuring that they heritage.

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